Ryan Krull at St. Louis Magazine reports a pair of holiday-themed props were not enough to stop the passage of a Bill that beefs up requirements for Apprenticeship Programs and diversity goals for contractors getting St. Louis County Government work. Bill 182, which passed the County Council by the narrowest of margins – 4-to-3, requires contractors more»

Cameron Harrison at People’s World reports it’s no secret that irresponsible Rail Giants out for profits have visited injury and death on Workers and massive destruction to communities around the country. As such, Workers are warning that a new corporate monster railroads want to create via a merger would tear up critical health and safety more»

Chauncey Robinson at People’s World reports from Los Angeles that a warm cup of coffee can ease an early morning on film and TV sets, but Cultural Workers are rebuking Starbucks as they show solidarity with striking Union Baristas. Hollywood Actors added their voices to the thousands supporting the nationwide Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Strike by more»

Laborers Local Union 1010 (LIUNA) took action in solidarity with the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) last week by rolling a custom LED billboard outside the WNBPA League Office and NBA Store in Manhattan, calling on League Leadership to reach a fair contract deal that values Players and secures the future of the WNBA. Framed as more»

The Construction Industry in the United States is increasingly reliant on foreign-born Workers, a group that’s come under increased threat this year from the Trump administration. More than 2.8 million Construction Workers were foreign born in 2023, making up almost 27% of the Construction Workforce nationwide, up from two million or 25% in 2013. more»

The performers who bring the magic to the Dayton Ballet in Ohio have voted unanimously to join the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA). Dancers of the City’s Professional Ballet Company - which is part of the Dayton Performing Arts Alliance (DPAA), cast their ballots earlier this month in a National Labor Relations Board Election, just days more»

Amy Demuth at Nevada Today reports the Nevada Tech Hub is fueling the growth of Nevada’s lithium battery and critical materials economy by investing in the workforce that powers it. To meet rising demand for skilled Trades, Nevada Tech Hub has awarded $3.9 million to expand Apprenticeship Programs, boost outreach and provide vital support for Workers more»

CSEA Editor’s Note: Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Western Region 6 has been honored with CSEA’s Rising Tide Award, which is recognizing the CSEA Region for adding the most new Members. CSEA Western Region President Steve Healy, pictured on the left, accepts the award on behalf of the Region. CSEA President Mary Sullivan is on the more»

Jing Pan at Moneywise reports Ford CEO Jim Farley says there’s another side of the labor market that rarely makes the front page: High-paying jobs that are still out there - and going unfilled. “Those jobs are out there: Mechanics in a Ford dealership. As of this morning, we had (5,000) openings. A bay with a lift and tools and no one to work in more»

Alexander Clark at The Daily Overview reports Amtrak is redirecting a significant slice of its executive bonus pool to the people who keep its trains running, handing out $900 holiday payments to Union Workers after managers agreed to give up half of their own awards. The move delivers a rare year-end windfall to tens of thousands of Front-Line Employees more»

The New York City Council has passed the Construction Justice Act, Intro 0910 - a Labor-supported Bill that establishes clear community hiring and compensation standards for City-assisted housing development projects, ensuring that when public resources are used to build housing, they also support family-sustaining work and stronger economic outcomes in the more»

The New York City Council has passed the Aland Etienne Safety and Security Act. Sponsored by Speaker Adrienne Adams, this historic legislation will help address a turnover crisis plaguing the Private Security Industry, where the average Officer makes $40,311 and 37.8% lack health insurance through their employer or the employer of a household member. To more»

(LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA) – After building overwhelming support, Creative Workers at Theorist Media are calling on owner Lunar X to recognize their Unions. The organizing effort includes Workers performing a wide range of work - from editing and writing to sound design to thumbnail creation and digital production. Workers first reached out to the more»

Marty Spargo at Automate Your Life reports the future of work is shifting as Blue-Collar roles regain prominence, particularly in Skilled Trades that involve maintaining and operating physical infrastructure. While Artificial Intelligence (AI) reshapes industries, it cannot replace the hands-on expertise required in fields such as electrical work, HVAC more»

WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: The Special Olympics’ 2025 Buffalo Polar Plunge registered an all-time best, raising more than $703,000 earlier this month to help a variety of Athletes with intellectual disabilities to participate and compete in a number of competitive sports. Included in that total was $21,500 raised by the Western New York more»

Keith Brower Brown and Natascha Elena Uhlmann at Labor Notes report on the many and big contract fights that are lining up for Unions and their Members in 2026: The coming year could keep the Strikes rolling through steel mills, State offices, telephone lines, axle plants, baseball diamonds and hospitals from coast to coast, as well as in manufacturing, more»

Charlotte Hansen at CNYCentral.com reports New York State Attorney General Letitia James has announced she is suing UPS. The shipping company is accused of underpaying thousands of Holiday Workers across New York State during peak season by failing to record all hours worked and manipulating timekeeping systems to reduce paid hours. UPS is the largest more»

Pat Bradley at WAMC Northeast Public Radio reports on a virtual forum held by the New York State Nurses Association that focused a spotlight on the growing concerns Caregivers have about the future of rural health care services: Vicki Davis-Courson – who serves as NYSNA’s Eastern Regional Director and is a Nurse at the UVM Health Network CVPH more»

Penn State Faculty Members have filed to form a Union with the Penn State Faculty Alliance (PSFA)-Service Employees International Union (⁠SEIU) Local 668. Members of the Organizing Committee were joined by fellow Union Allies from across the State and the country in Harrisburg, as they announced the filing - the largest Union Campaign in more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), which represents 47,000 Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) at 400 airports across the country, has denounced U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem’s decision to terminate the Collective Bargaining Agreement between AFGE and the Transportation more»

Mark Gruenberg at People’s World reports that if the comments by members of the Supreme U.S. Court’s Right-Wing Majority supporting the idea of a “unitary executive” were not enough to convince people that they were out to kill Workers’ Rights, their decision not to hear a lawsuit by the Office and Professional Employees more»

Cassandra Yorgey at FinanceBuzz Money reports Trade careers offer genuine opportunities for Workers without previous experience to build reliable pay and long-term stability. But here are a few of the well-paying trade jobs that usually really mean no experience necessary: Solar Panel Installation Technician/Median annual salary: $51,860; Flight more»

Government Executive reports the House voted 231-to-195 late last week to pass legislation that would nullify President Trump’s efforts to strip more than one million Federal Workers of their Collective Bargaining Rights, sending the measure over to the Senate, where its prospects are less rosy. Twenty Republican Lawmakers broke ranks to support the more»

Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 234, which represents Employees at the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), has reached a tentative deal on a new contract. The agreement avoids a planned Strike. Local 234, which represents about 5,000 SEPTA Employees, had been working without a contract since November 7th, 2025, when its last more»

(WOODSIDE, QUEENS) – More than 200 Drivers employed at Amazon’s DBK1 Facility in Woodside, Queens have organized a Union with Teamsters Local 804. Workers marched on company management this to deliver the news and demand a union contract, becoming the latest to join nearly 10,000 Amazon workers across five states who have organized with the more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - New York Governor Kathy Hochul visited the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists’ (SAG-AFTRA) New York Local Office to sign groundbreaking legislation that strengthens individual rights and consumer protections. The Governor signed S.8391/A.8882 and S.8420-A/A.8887-B - two Bills championed by more»

Chase Jordan at The Charlotte Observer reports that on a recent, but chilly, afternoon in Northwest Charlotte, United Steelworkers (USW) Members and Corning Employees rallied across the street from the company's six-story building in support of expanding Unionization and better working conditions. "Wendell Weeks, you can't hide, we can see your greedy more»

Elizabeth Elkind at Fox News reports 13 House Republicans joined Democrats in advancing a Bill to reverse President Donald Trump's Executive Order (EO) cracking down on Federal Worker Unions. The Bill was led by U.S. Representative Jared Golden (Democrat-Maine), who forced a vote on the measure via a mechanism called a discharge petition, which is designed more»

Utah Lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly in a special session to strike a controversial new law barring Public Employees from collective bargaining. The move came less than a year after Republican Legislators narrowly voted to pass it, several months after Labor Unions broke signature-gathering records as they mounted a referendum effort to repeal the law more»

Aurora Berry at WSKG/PBS reports the Communication Workers of America (CWA) has filed charges with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against an Ithaca Hospital. Nurses at the Cayuga Medical Center just announced their plans to Unionize. A statement from the CWA said hospital management read an Anti-Union message during a mandatory meeting and that more»

The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (L&I) has announced a nearly $4.2 million investment in Advanced Manufacturing Registered Pre-Apprenticeship and Apprenticeship Programs. This investment comes as part of Governor Josh Shapiro’s commitment to strengthening and supporting the Commonwealth’s Workforce for generations, according more»

WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 237 has made a $30,000 donation to the United Way of Greater Niagara’s (UWGN) for its 2025 fundraising drive. Pictured from left to right: Local 237 Business Manager John Scherrer; UWGN President Andrea Gray; and Local 237 President Tom Martin. The more»

As the Trump Administration’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) looks to expand the dangerous, Anti-Worker One Touch, Make Ready (OTMR) policy, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) has filed comments with the agency, emphasizing how OTMR creates safety risks for both Workers and the public. CWA Members have repeatedly advocated against more»

Cameron Harrison at People’s World reports from Lansing, Michigan that in contempt for both Democracy and the Working Class, Republican Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall has appealed to the State’s Supreme Court after lower courts unanimously ruled his blatant obstruction of Pro-Worker Legislation unconstitutional. According to the Michigan more»

Nazeefa Ahmed at The Chief reports Postdoctoral Researchers represented by the Einstein Researchers United Union recently rallied in the Bronx to call for for labor protections and fair wages from the Einstein College of Medicine Administration. The gathering happened before the latest bargaining session with management and included Union Members and allies more»

From New York City's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection's Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga: New York City has a basic promise to the 58,000 Fast Food Employees within its five Boroughs: The right to a predictable, stable and regular schedule. It’s not just an ideal. It’s the law - the Fair Workweek Law. And the agency I proudly oversee, more»

In another major win for a historically underrepresented group of entertainment Industry Workers, Production Assistants (PAs) on two more television series have voted to join Production Assistants United, an affiliate of Laborers (LIUNA) Local 724. Staff on the All American and Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage voted in separate National Labor more»

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Monday (December 8th) in Trump v. Slaughter, a case that will determine the President's authority to remove heads of independent Federal Agencies - and could overturn a 90-year-old precedent that protects some officials from termination without cause. The case stems from President Donald Trump's attempt to fire Federal more»

Chauncey K. Robinson at People’s World reports from Buena Park, California that usually LEGO is associated with physically building things up, but in this case, workers are accusing the company of tearing down their chances of getting Union Representation. Employees at the Downtown Disney LEGO store claim the company is using illegal Union-Busting more»

David Krechevsky at The Hartford Business Journal reports Connecticut has recognized the first group of Registered Apprentices to join the State’s Transportation Maintainer Workforce, marking the launch of a new training pipeline for highway operations jobs. The inaugural class of nine Apprentices completed 2,044 hours of training over the past year, more»

David Bacon, a California Writer and Documentary Photographer, is a former Union Organizer who now documents Labor, the global economy, war and migration - and the struggle for Human Rights. He recently penned a Labor Op-Ed that was headlined: The Labor Movement Needs A Freedom Agenda, that was published in People’s World. It reads, in part: When more»

Following threats made by President Donald Trump against Minnesota’s Somali Immigrants, Unions and local allies held a demonstration at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport last week to rally around their targeted community members and call out the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) and some airlines for cooperating with U.S. Immigration more»

Matthew Euzarraga at WPIX-TV 11 reports that according to a Brooklyn-based website the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has two of the most sought-after jobs in New York City for 2025. Other notable employers include Madison Square Garden and the City’s Apprenticeship Training Program. More than one million people used Bandana to search for more»

Lane Russell at WSTM/WTVH in Syracuse reports some New Yorkers will be ringing in the New Year with a raise. Across the State, the minimum wage is increasing by 50 cents on January 1st, 2026, the same amount it rose at the beginning of 2025. In much of New York the minimum wage will increase from $15.50 to $16. That's a 3.23% increase, slightly higher than more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Nearly 500 Employees at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) have announced the formation of their Union, EDF Together. The Workers have submitted a super-majority of Union Authorization Cards from Union-eligible Staff and hope to receive voluntary recognition from EDF’s Executive Management Team - following in the more»

Eric Dirnback at Labor Notes reports every few years a book comes out that tries to explain what’s happening in the Labor Movement and maybe cheer us up from the bad news of Union decline. Dave Kamper’s new book - Who’s Got the Power: The Resurgence of American Unions, does the job. And it’s packed with insights about Unions and more»

Aurelia Glass at American Progress reports Unions are popular across ages and demographic groups in America, but Gen Z Men stand out for their high levels of support. According to Center for American Progress analysis of polling data from 2024, Gen Z Men have the highest approval for Unions among any generation or gender group - higher support for Unions more»

More than 350 Registered Nurses (RNs) employed at the Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca have formed a Union with the Communications Workers of America (CWA). Nurses said they Unionized because of deteriorating conditions that impact both their working conditions and patient care. Since the COVID-19 Pandemic, Nurses have seen increasing short staffing that can more»

Amani Bayo at The Columbus Dispatch reports all eight Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams locations in Columbus have moved to Unionize, with 80 Workers filing a petition to join United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1059. According to a petition filed with the National Labor Relations Board, the Employees are seeking to Unionize "all Full-Time and more»

Stuart Dixon at TeamSense reports the Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution is here. To future-proof your career prospects, it may be time to look beyond the cubicle. The outlook is increasingly uncertain for many Office Professionals: Intel has been busy cutting roughly 24,000 jobs this year - about a quarter of its core Workforce. Meanwhile, Amazon more»